Basketball Game Preview: Seattle Prep Panthers vs. O'Dea Fighting Irish

The Seattle Prep Panthers will take on the O'Dea Fighting Irish at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Seattle Prep knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 17 contests -- so hopefully O'Dea likes a good challenge.

Seattle Prep is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Washington's top teams: Rainier Beach, who was ranked first at the time (Seattle Prep was ranked 15th). The matchup between Seattle Prep and Rainier Beach didn't end well, with Seattle Prep falling 98-81. The Panthers' loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.

Meanwhile, everything went O'Dea's way against West Seattle on Friday as O'Dea made off with a 73-49 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Fighting Irish have posted against West Seattle since February 10, 2020.

O'Dea has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a massive bump to their 11-6 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.1 points per game. As for Seattle Prep, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-5.

Seattle Prep didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against O'Dea when the teams last played on January 3rd, but they still walked away with a 64-60 victory. Does Seattle Prep have another victory up their sleeve, or will O'Dea turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.